Effect of Occupational
Factors on the Quality of Life of Workers in
Governmental and Non-Governmental Sectors in
Southeastern Nigeria
Maxwell Ogochukwu Adibe*,
Chukwuemeka Michael Ubaka, Nneka Uchenna Igboeli and
Kelechi Amarachi Abraham-Igwe
Department of Clinical
Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, Faculty of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
410001, Nigeria.
*For correspondence:
maxolpharmacia@yahoo.com,
maxolpharmacy@yahoo.com,
maxwell.ogochukwu@unn.edu.ng Tel: +234 8037781479
Received:4 December 2012
Revised accepted: 2 January
2014
Tropical Journal of
Pharmaceutical Research, January 2014;
13(2):
287-293
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tjpr.v13i2.19
Abstract
Purpose: To assess the effect of
occupational factors on quality of life (QOL) of workers
in Governmental and non-Governmental sectors in
southeastern Nigeria.
Methods:
A total of 2025 workers
(both governmental and non-governmental sectors) were
selected from across five southeastern states of Nigeria
by convenient sampling. The Medical Outcomes Survey
Short Form-36 (SF-36) alongside twenty closed questions
was administered to the two groups of respondents to
assess their quality of life and determine other factors
that affected their quality of life.
Results: Having a job that is
tasking (r = -0.209, p < 0.05) contributed significantly
to low Physical Component Summary (PCS ) in
non-governmental sector but having job that raises
enough finances for one�s comfort (r = 0.228, p < 0.05)
impacted positively on their PCS. Being overly stressed
by the job (r = -0.225, p < 0.01) was the only factor
that significantly impacted negatively on Mental
Component Summary (MCS) of respondents in Governmental
sector while having a job that exposes one to a lot of
health risk (r = -0.269, p < 0.01, having a job that is
tasking (r = -0.206, p < 0.05) and having the belief
that there are spiritual forces responsible for the
challenges one is facing (r = -0.249, p < 0.05)
accounted for decrease in MCS of respondents in
non-Governmental sector.
Conclusion: Occupational factors had
more negative impact on the quality of life of
respondents in non-Governmental sector than their
counterparts in Governmental sector of the economy.
Keywords:
Quality of life, Occupation,
Governmental sector, Non-governmental sector, Nigerian
workers, Medical outcomes survey.